Mary Baker

Academic Background

Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
M.A., University of California, Riverside
B.A., California State University, Northridge

While an undergraduate, Dr. Baker held a research assistant position at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute collecting behavioral data on captive vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops). As a graduate student at UC Riverside she conducted research on white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) in Costa Rica. Her dissertation focused on the cognitive aspects of medicinal plant use by capuchin monkeys. She held visiting professor and lecturer positions before joining the faculty at RIC in 2005. She has published 2 book chapters and 5 articles in professional journals. She has presented posters and articles at professional meetings in the United States, Mexico and Cuba; these focus primarily on medicinal plant use by capuchin monkeys, foraging patterns and the conservation of nonhuman primates.